by Anusuya Sivaram Since I’m possibly the intern most excited about seeing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tonight, Channing asked me to give you guys a basic rundown of some racial justice themes we might see tonight, just…

Written by Miriam Leshin Some in America may imagine the North and the Midwest to be far more progressive than the formerly Jim Crow South. But when it comes to education reform, this is patently false. The New York Times…

President Obama Speaks in Ghana from White House on Vimeo. by Victor Goode Last week President Obama continued his remarkable popularity outside of the country that elected him. He attracted huge crowds on his recent trip to Ghana as he…

Written by Stephen Menendian and Brookes Hammock Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals is the nation’s first Latina nominated to the United States Supreme Court, and would be only the third woman to join that bench….

Written by Victor Goode The ideological split on the Supreme Court over issues of race is now common knowledge. With the exception of the this terms voting rights case, the courts conservative majority tends to vote to restrict racial…

Written by: Anusuya Sivaram How much do you need to spend to rob a community of its health and safety for the next few generations? If you want to do it to Perry County Alabama, the answer is: not much….

By Nezua, TMC Mediawire Blogger The immigration discussion is sometimes reduced to symbols or a war of “sides,” be it on blogs, comment threads, or conference calls between legislators, media outlets, and activists. But it’s important to remember what this…

by Christina Chen As Michael Jackson’s memorial played on CNN yesterday, I asked my Facebook friends for their reactions, big or small, on how the service spoke to the man’s legacy. “didn’t know MJ was so close to Brooke Shields…

by Nezua, TMC MediaWire Blogger After postponing twice, President Obama finally met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on June 25 to discuss moving immigration reform legislation forward. The meeting was applauded by activists and advocates for immigration reform, as…

by Jonathan Yee Need a job? Well, the National Recovery Act has created a great deal of excitement for green jobs and their potential to save the environment and create jobs for low income communities; for example, Oakland’s Green Jobs…

Written by: Elsadig Elsheikh, Research Associate with the International Program at The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity On Sunday, June 28th, major media news outlets were still occupied with the topic of Iran’s sham election results,…

Written by Julia H. Rhee, youth organizer for Green for All The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) is the most extensive and, at over 1400 pages long, the largest climate and energy bill that’s ever been introduced onto…

Written by: Ali Winston Last month, the Oakland Police Department took the first disciplinary action in five years against an officer involved in the shooting of a suspect. Officer Hector Jimenez was terminated for the fatal shooting of Mack…

Written by: Anusuya Sivaram Sandra Hines tells the story of her painful foreclosure in the Applied Research Center’s Race and Recession Report. “They busted up my mother’s antique furniture, our belongings that we had accumulated for 40 years. We…

Written by Victor Goode Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down a major civil rights decision of this term. In the case Ricci vs. Destefano the Court ruled that the City of New Haven was guilty of “reverse discrimination” because they…

Written by Victor Goode Sometimes cases that never mention race at all end up having a disproportionate impact on people of color. There are countless examples of this proposition, but one that occurred recently was a case ruled on…

By Christina Chen As the New York State Senate invested their considerable stock of legislative resources and wit into accomplishing such noble tasks as stealing gavels, sneaking into Capitol chambers, and going to tremendous lengths to achieve absolutely nothing during…

By Roberto Lovato This post originally appeared on Of America. Today’s FBI arrest of Alex Sanchez, one of the most respected gang intervention leaders in the country, has raised major concerns in Los Angeles and around the country. As his…

By Sonia Guinansaca Today, June 23rd, 2009 youth around the nation are taking part in the National Graduation Day Ceremony in Washington, D.C. More than 500 students from all around the country are being mobilized to Capitol Hill, where they…

By Miguel de la Fuente The Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s 2nd Annual Youth Producing Change screening, presented by Adobe Youth Voices, highlighted 10 short films from around the world, created by youth filmmakers who decided to take the ‘means’,…